2014 Eagle-Gazette Wrestler of the Year: Lancaster's Tanner Miller

12:47 AM,
Mar. 14, 2014

Lancaster's Tanner Miller exhibited a tendency to come back from adversity in a match this season. That knack and his skill as a wrestler led him to a seventh-place finish at the Division I state meet. Miller is the 2014 Eagle-Gazette wrestler of the year.

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In a semifinal at the Division I district wrestling meet at Hilliard Darby in February, Lancaster junior 145-pounder Tanner Miller was pinned, forcing him into a win-or-go home match for a berth in the state meet. He responded with a 4-0 win and followed with a pin to earn third place and a spot in the state.

A week later at Ohio State's Value City Arena, Miller found himself in familiar territory. After losing 15-4 in a quarterfinal, the junior responded with a 9-1 win when a spot on the podium was on the line. He finished seventh, earning All-Ohio honors.